NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 9 Chapter 2 Around The World

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 9 Chapter 2 Around The World

Question 1.
Which tribe of Red Indians attacked the travellers?
रेड इंडिअन्स के किस कबीले ने यात्रियों पर आक्रमण किया?
Answer:
The Sioux tribe of Red Indians attacked the travellers.

Question 2.
Which was the highest point of their journey?
उनकी यात्रा का उच्चतम बिन्दु कौन-सा था?
Answer:
The highest point of their journey was 7524 feet above the sea level.

Question 3.
Why did the train stop the first time?
ट्रेन पहली बार क्यों रुकी?
Answer:
The train stopped the first time when a herd of buffaloes began to cross the railway track.

Question 4.
How many days would it take for the train to reach New York?
न्यूयार्क पहुँचने में ट्रेन को कितने दिन लगेंगे?
Answer:
The train would take seven days to reach New York.

Question 5.
Tick the correct answer.
सही उत्तर पर निशान लगाएं।
(i) The first time the train stopped was because
(a) some robbers stopped the train.
(b) a herd of buffaloes was passing.
(c) the tracks were broken.

(ii) The bridge fell with a crash into the river.
(a) after the train had passed through.
(b) the train was still on the bridge.
(c) before the train passed over the bridge.
Answer:
(i) (b)
(ii) (a)

Question 6.
Match the following words with their meanings.
You can take the help of a dictionary.
निम्नलिखित शब्दों का उसके अर्थ के साथ मिलान करें। आप शब्दकोश की सहायता ले सकते हैं।
halted                                      people travelling in buses, trains etc.
passengers                             stopped
defended                                completely
shuddered                              many times
several occasions                  trembled or shook violently
interruption                           break the continuity of
entirely                                    protected from attack
Answer:
halted                                      stopped
passengers                             people travelling in buses, trains, etc.

defended                                protected from attack
shuddered                              trembled or shook violently
several occasions                  many times
interruption                           break the continuity of
entirely                                    completely

Word Building
Question 1.
Read the following sentences.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों को पढ़ें।

• The train steamed forward at full speed.
• The train headed for the steep mountains.

Find five more such words from the lesson.
पाठ से ऐसे पाँच और शब्द खोजें।
Answer:
crossed, charged, passed, reversed, shrieked

Question 2.
From the text find three more describing words like the ones given below in the example.
उदाहरण में दिए गए वर्णनात्मक शब्दों की भांति तीन और शब्द खोजें।
Answer:
Steep  mountain slopes            shrill  whistle
Deep  canyons                            maximum speed
Hair raising curves.                   raging waters

Question 3.
Find the opposites of the following words from the text.
पाठ से निम्न शब्दों के विपरीत शब्द खोजें।
Answer:
(i) Minimum speed                       maximum speed
(ii) Moved forward                        reversed
(iii) Disappeared                            appeared
(iv) Closed                                       opened
(v) Lowest                                        highest

Question 4.
In the lesson you will find many words that describe sounds like whistling, roaring, braking, crashing, raging.
Can you list the things these sounds are related to?
पाठ में आपको बहुत-से शब्द मिलेंगे जो whistling, roaring, braking, crashing, raging, जैसी आवाज वाले शब्दों का वर्णन करते हैं। क्या आप उनकी सूची बना सकते हैं जिनसे ये आवाज संबंधित हैं?
Sounds                                 Things associated
whistling                              wind, policeman
roaring                                  lion, gun
braking                                 car, truck
crashing                                aeroplane
raging                                    waters, storm

Let’s Talk

1. See the picture of the people climbing on the train. We notice that most of the time we do not wait for the other people to get off the train before boarding it, causing inconvenience to others.
2. Discuss with your partner the manner in which you conduct your-self while interacting with others.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Reading a Map

Look at the view of the classroom from above. Now answer the following. You can use words like front, back, left and right.
ऊपर से कक्षा के दृश्य का अवलोकन करें। अब निम्नलिखित का उत्तर दें। आप front, back, left और right जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग कर सकते हैं।
1. How many doors and windows are there in the classroom?
2. Where are the blackboard and the cupboard?
3. How many rows of desks are there in the middle and back rows?
Answer:

1. There are two windows on the right side and one window and one door on the left side.
2. The blackboard is in front of the classroom on the left side.
3. There are two rows of desks in the middle and two in the back rows.

1. There are ________ trees between the classroom and the playground.
2. The ________ trees line the passage from the entrance.
3. Many ________ trees are along the side of the playground.
Answer:
1. neem
2. mango
3. Gulmohar

Use the side map to answer the questions.
परोक्त मानचित्र का प्रयोग कर प्रश्ननें का उतर दें |

1. What does the dotted line on the map show?
2. What road would Ajay take to get to the boat club?
3. What building is next to the picnic area?
4. What road passes by Ajay’s house?
5. What other way could Ajay use to get from his house to his grandmother’s house?
Use verbs like: go, turn, cross
Use prepositions like: across, between, in front of, beside, near, behind
Answer:
1. Route from Ajay’s house to his school.
2. Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
3. India Gate.
4. Ring Road.
5. Ajay could take Ashoka Road to get his grandmother’s house from his house. He could go through Kasturba Gandhi Marg. From that road he could reach Boat club. Then he could go across the picnic area. From there he could turn right after walking a few steps and reach his grandmother’s house.

Let’s Listen
Do you like to float paper boats?
क्या आपको कागज की नावें तैराना अच्छा लगता है?
Listen to the poem given below.
Day by Day I Float My Paper Boats

Day by day I float my paper boats
one by one down the running stream,
In big black letters I write my name on them
and the name of the village where I live,
I hope that someone in some strange
land will find them and know who I am,
I load my little boats with shiuli flowers from our graden,
And hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely
to land in the night.

Rabindra Nath Tagore

(i) Discuss with your partner how you would send a similar message to someone.
अपने साथी से चर्चा करें कि कैसे आप किसी को इसी तरह का संदेश भेजेंगे?
(ii) Also find out how people sent messages in olden days and how they send them nowadays.
यह भी पता करें कि कैसे लोग पुराने जमाने में संदेश भेजा करते थे और आजकल कैसे भेजते हैं?
Answer:
(i) I would write a similar message on a piece of thin paper. Then I would wrap it in small polybag and send it.
(ii) In olden days they sent messages through messengers and pigeons.
Nowadays messages are sent by post, telephones, mobile phones and e-mails.

Let’s Write
Question 1.
See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.
(i) Where did you go for an excursion/holiday?
(ii) With whom did you go?
(iii) What did you take with you?
(iv) What was the first thing you saw when you reached your destination?
(v) What did you like best about the place?
(vi) How long did you stay there?
(vii) What did you miss about home?
Answer:
(i) Shimla.
(ii) Parents and siblings.
(iii) Warm clothes, some eatables, camera, medicines, etc.
(iv) Tall mountains.
(v) Climate, natural scenery etc.
(vi) Three days.
(vii) Home-made foods.

Question 2.
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
Answer:
(i) Suspension bridge—I got thrilled while crossing through the suspension bridge.
(ii) Defended—Policemen arrived in time and defended the poor boy from the criminals.

Question 3.
Which do you think would be more fun-travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.
आपके विचार में कौन-सा ज्यादा मजेदार होगा हवाई जहाज से यात्रा करना या समुद्री जहाज से?
Answer:
Sailing on a ship would be more fun because I love to be in the touch of water.

Question 4.
Look at the following words.                  There are group names:
troop of soldiers                                         swarm of bees
team of players                                           litter of puppies
fleet of ships                                                library of books

Question 5.
Fill in the blanks choosing group words from box.

बॉक्स से शब्द समूह चुनकर रिक्त स्थानों को भरें।
(i) The travellers rested under the _______ of trees
(ii) The _______ sang beautifully.
(iii) The _______ of flowers was lying on the table.
(iv) The girl looked up at the _______ of stars.
(v) The _______ of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the _______ of birds.
Answer:
(i) clump
(ii) choir
(iii) bunch
(iv) cluster
(v) band
(vi) flock

Question 6.
Some words describe actions. Many of them end in -ly.
कुछ शब्द कार्यों का वर्णन करते हैं। उनमें से बहुतों का अंत -ly से होता है।
The girl danced beautifully.
Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably.
(i) The girl slept _______ (sound)
(ii) The children finished their work _______ [quick]
(iii) The old man shouted _______ [loud]
(iv) The boys played _______ [quiet]
(v) Do your work _______ [neat]
(vi) I can do the sum _______ (easy)
Answer:
(i) soundly
(ii) quickly
(iii) loudly
(iv) quietly.
(v) neatly
(vi) easily.

Fun Time

Question 1.
Which country would you like to visit when you grow up?
Make a project by drawing or pasting.
(i) a map of that country, its national flag
(ii) stamps of the country, its currency
(iii) some famous monuments or landmarks
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Question 2.
Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world?
Can you tell the name of the one which is in India?
Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they are located in.

Fun With Sounds
When an e is added to some words, the words change along with their sounds and meanings.

Answer:
Do it yourself.